Oscar Piastri confident in fight for FIA F3 race win before safety car
Oscar Piastri says he is confident that he could have fought for the FIA Formula 3 race lead against Liam Lawson, had the race not been interrupted by two late-race Safety Cars.
Oscar Piastri celebrates his second-place finish in Race 1 of the FIA Formula 3 weekend at the British Grand Prix. (Image: Supplied/Formula Motorsport Limited)
Piastri holds the lead of the FIA Formula 3 Championship after finishing second at Silverstone behind kiwi Liam Lawson.
The pair went wheel-to-wheel for the race lead for around a lap distance on Lap 11, before two late race Safety Cars neutralised the field.
"We finished second which is a good result,” he said.
“I had a good fight for the lead and I think we could have had a go at trying to get the win but couldn't quite pull it off.”
“The car felt mega so thanks to Prema for that. It was just unfortunate with those safety cars.”
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The young Aussie is looking ahead to Race 2 to complete his weekend and maintain his championship dominance. He will begin the reverse-grid race in ninth position.
“The pace was really strong, and we can make some good positions tomorrow."
